# NTSB FTW72DQG43: Beech V35, N630AW, Dickens, TX, May 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1972
- Place: Dickens, TX · DICKENS, TX
- Location: 33.6213° N, 100.8368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dickens, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6213&lon=-100.8368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DQG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1929  72/5/30    DICKENS,TEX         BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 73, 300
        TIME - 1115                    N630AW              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAGINAW,TEX                 DURANGO,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N630AW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N630AW-1994-01-06), registration cancelled 1994-01-06, S/N D8500 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N630AW (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA048), Nov 12, 1993: Beech V-35 (N630AW), Shaver Lake, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight breakup of the airplane following the pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions during which directional control of the airplane was not maintained, and the design limits of the…
- [NTSB FTW74FPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPJ02), Jul 12, 1973: Beech V35 (N630AW), Oklahoma Cty, OK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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